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HIV/AIDS outreach and prevention, healthcare and education were just a few of the hot-button topics explored at the Chicagoland Youth Against AIDS (CYAA) ninth annual youth conference, entitled "As Raw As it Gets. ...

The Tennessee Equality Project urging Tennessee Lawmakers to require HIV/AIDS education in all local boards of education. Be apart of the movement and sign their petition to encourage TN lawmakers to take the initiative and require Safe Sex education!

I Talk Because...is a online YouTube campaign to get us all talking about HIV/AIDS. Participants can submit their homemade videos to the YouTube site. Just talk about HIV, what it means to you, and why it's important for all of us to be talking. That's it. It's free, it's simple, and it's powerful.

Send Governor Quinn a message: Say YES to PREP, say NO to Title V! Illinois youth deserve complete and honest information to make their own decisions about their lives and to prepare themselves for a healthy future.

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University, Proactive Community Services, South Side Help Center and Men and Women in Prison Ministries are joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health in celebrating National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On March 11, 2010, these collaborative partners will host a preventive health and education event where women and girls in the community will be able to access valuable information on preventing HIV infection, HIV testing and counseling and other health services.

Historically considered a gay man's disease, HIV has a different face in Illinois. The virus is the leading cause of death for black women between the ages of 25 and 34, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data cited by Medill students Camille M. Doty and Jessica Krinke.

FORT PIERCE — State health officials praised the efforts of Treasure Coast HIV prevention activists. They started new testing initiatives, with In the Image of Christ sending people into the streets to pass out condoms and offer free HIV tests, got local churches involved and hosted conferences to raise awareness among the people most at risk to catch the virus.

To counter sexual health misinformation circulating throughout high school halls, Chicago-based Beyondmedia released HIV: Hey It’s Viral! The packet—which includes a short movie, a workbook and an activist guide—is designed to empower young people and encourage them to get involved with HIV/AIDS issues.

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